HYPOTHESIS IDENTIFICATION ARTICLE ANALYSIS: EVALUATING THE EFFECTS OF SELF ESTEEM ON SUBSTANCE ABUSE
This paper reviews and analyzes the article "Evaluating the Effects of Self-Esteem on Substance Abuse among Homeless Men" (Malcolm, 2004). The review and analysis includes three components. The components are as follows:
The identification of the hypotheses tested in the research reported in the article
An explanation of how the hypotheses statements were used in the study reported in the article
How the findings of the study reported in the article affect the daily life of the author of this article review and analysis
The Identification of the Hypotheses Stated in the Article
Three hypotheses were formulated for and tested in the research study reported in this article. The hypotheses were as follows:
The experimental intervention would be associated with a higher level of self-esteem on the part of the treatment group compared with the control group at the 3-month, 6-month, 9-month, and 15-month follow-up.
Higher self-esteem would be associated with lower alcohol use and drug use within the treatment group at the 3-month, 6-month, 9-month, and 15-month follow-up.
Higher self-esteem in the experimental treatment group would be associated with lower alcohol use and drug use compared with such an association within the control group at the 3-month, 6-month, 9-month, and 15-month follow-up.
An Explanation of How the Hypotheses Statements Were Used in the Study Reported in the Article
A sample of homeless adult males recruited by a specially trained outreach worker from shelters for the homeless, at soup kitchens, hospital emergency rooms, and the criminal justice system. Random procedures were applied to assign members of the sample to experimental and control groups. Subjects assigned to the experimental group received (a) medical detoxification services for alcohol and heroin abuse, (b) regular e...